Man found beaten to death in bedroom

March 25, 2006

BELLWOOD — A man who used a wheelchair was found beaten to death in his Bellwood home on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

A friend found the body of Bruce Blaschke, 59, of the 200 block of 27th Avenue, on the floor in a bedroom, authorities said. A bloody hammer was found in a living room adjacent to the bedroom, but authorities haven't determined whether the hammer was used in the attack.

The Cook County medical examiner determined Blaschke died of head injuries inflicted by a blunt instrument, an office spokesman said Friday. The autopsy determined that the death was a homicide, the spokesman said.

Bellwood police spokesman Richard Blass said no suspects were in custody as of Friday afternoon.